PART 1
Clothes
Where do you buy most of your clothes?
Most of them, online. I tend to buy a lot of sportswear online and sneakers, things like hoodies and sweatshirts or windbreakers. The selection is much better and the prices too.And most of the clothes I wear for work I buy from stores like H&M and Zara, for example, or really anywhere where I see something I like.
But, really, I’m not a big clothes shopper, I just buy what I need, and I actually don’t really like spending a lot of time shopping for clothes. If I find something I like I might even buy a few of them just to avoid having to buy clothes later.
Just last month I bought a shirt, and after wearing it I decided to go back and get three more, but in different shades, because I liked it so much.
How often do you buy new clothes for yourself?
On average, I would guess it’s about once a month I buy some form of clothing. If I buy online unless it’s really urgent I tend to wait until I need a couple of things and then get them delivered.On the other hand, if I specifically go shopping for some clothes I usually have a good idea of what I want to buy and when I find something, that’s it, I buy it, and job done!
Sometimes I buy a lot in one shopping trip and sometimes it’s just one item I specifically look for, it all depends on what I need and what I see when I’m out shopping.
How do you decide which clothes to buy?
Firstly, based on need; how many shorts and pants, etc. I need for work and other occasions, with a bit of variation, to make sure I have enough to last at least a week.So, like, I probably have about 5-7 pairs of formal pants, around 10 formal shirts, and then maybe 3 pairs of jeans and several casual tops and T-shirts.
And then there are the clothes I wear for sports and going to the gym I buy those depending on how long they last, so for example, I know that a pair of shoes will last me around 4 months or so, so plan to replace them after that.
Every 6 months or so, I tend to change most of my wardrobe, so I tend not to have too many clothes at any one time but replace them regularly.
Have the kinds of clothes you like changed in recent years?
No, not really. I wear more formal clothes than I used to when I was a student, but apart from that the clothes I ‘like’ are pretty much the same. They have to be comfortable, a good fit, and functional.I’m quite conventional when it comes to clothes; so, I wouldn’t say I’m a fashionista or anything like that, I just buy what I need and like, and that’s it.
I tend to follow general trends rather than high fashion. So, for example, I’ll buy clothes in colors that are current for the season, or the cut of jeans or pants that is current, but I don’t always go for the absolute latest in fashion if I don’t like the way it fits or looks on me.